Articles from February 3, 1997

There's conservative -- and then there's conservative.Or so retirees have been telling the American Association of Retired Persons. When it comes to investing, they clearly want mutual funds that are sturdy and capable of handling sudden swerves, much...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A drop in interest rates boosted stocks Friday, but a potential drive to new highs faltered as investors locked in some profits before next week's key economic reports and a Federal Reserve meeting.The Dow Jones industrial average fell...

Information for the Business Calendar should be sent to Jim Powell, The Journal Record, P.O. Box 26370, OKC, 73126-0370, or by fax to 278-2890. Feb. 4American Women in Radio & Television Meeting, 11:30 a.m., at Applewoods restaurant, 4301 SW 3rd St....

Ain't what it used to beNEW YORK (AP) -- When John D. Rockefeller was alive, and worth $1.4 billion, his wealth was equivalent to one sixty-fifth of the nation's gross national product. But the richest man in the United States today, Microsoft Corp....

WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. slashed prices for 1997 models of its top-of-the-line Lexus automobiles as much as 12 percent in November as a weakened yen emboldened it to grab for market share in its battle with U.S. and European luxury car makers.For...

(CD72523J)NOTICE OF HEARINGCause CD No. 970 000461 Before the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma. Applicant: St. Mary Operating Company. Relief Sought: Modification of Order No. 370549, as clarified by Order No. 391059, as corrected by Order...

(CD72538R)NOTICE OFPROPOSED RULEMAKING Cause RM No. 970 000011 Before the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma. In the Matter of a Rulemaking by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Amending Certain Oil and Gas Conservation Rules, OAC 165:10....

If you encounter even a slight problem or minor inconvenience when flying, the airline involved may send you a certificate good for $25 to $50 off your next flight if you write them a letter explaining what went wrong. But have you ever written an airline...

NEW YORK -- Heating oil could lead commodities lower in the days ahead amid growing expectations that winter this year will stay milder than last year.The Commodity Research Bureau index dropped 2.12 to 238.99 for the week, while the energy-weighted...

This is a little bit about a whole lot!On inauguration day, can you imagine Speaker Newt Gingrich getting dressed, going to the White House to pick up the president for his ride up to the Hill to take his oath of office?The likely scenario was probably...

Larry Bost has been appointed executive vice president of sales for the Macklanburg-Duncan Co.Bost began his career with the firm in 1987 as vice president of marketing and has held several positions in both sales and marketing. In his new position he...

Oklahomans will be better informed and better served thanks to an attorney general's opinion that prevents state agencies from charging excessive fees for their computerized records, media experts say."The general public is helped by being informed and...

The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area gained 17,200 nonfarm jobs in 1996 -- accounting for nearly 50 percent of the increase statewide.An average of more than 3,000 jobs have been created in the metro area in each of the last five months,...

(MS72520G)ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS1. Sealed proposals addressed to the Mid-Del School System, Independent School District No. 52, Office of the Director of Maintenance and Construction at 225 N. King Ave., Midwest City, Oklahoma 73130, will be received...

A list of mortgages filed with the Oklahoma County Clerk's office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each mortgage includes book and page numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, mortgage loan amount, property description,...

Quietly, with no fanfare and no discussion, U.S. lawmakers passed a bill late last year that could criminalize a certain type of estate planning. The law, which went into effect Jan. 1, was part of a much larger health reform measure and was aimed at...

TULSA (AP) -- Two lawmakers want the state and city governments to pay $6 million to descendants of black Tulsans whose property was looted and burned in the 1921 race riot."I think it is time that Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma seriously consider reparations...

For two years, Republican Gov. Frank Keating has pounded Democrats, often with a wink, a smile and a hail-fellow-well-met demeanor.Keating often mixed humor with his attack style as he sought to push his conservative agenda. In between calling Democrats...

(CY72531G)(Published in the Journal RecordFebruary 3, 1997.) LEGAL NOTICE The Shepherd Historic District {preferred}, which is bounded as follows: from south of Northwest 25th Street to Northwest 30th Street and from west of North Youngs Boulevard (bordering...

(CY72546G)(Published In the Journal RecordFebruary 3, 1997.) NOTICE OF HEARING Case No. 10402 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Adjustment of the City of Oklahoma City on the 20th day of February, 1997, 1:30 p.m....

(CY72545G)(Published In the Journal RecordFebruary 3, 1997.) NOTICE OF HEARING Case No. 10401 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Adjustment of the City of Oklahoma City on the 20th day of February, 1997, 1:30 p.m....

The State Attorney General's office is investigating a letter from Alexander & Alexander to State Insurance Fund Commissioner Terry Tyree in connection with alleged kickbacks at the fund.Tyree confirmed Friday that he has furnished the Attorney General...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New Mexico's horse racing industry is running out of just about everything -- money, fans, horses and time -- and the only lifeline appears to be in the hands of the state's lawmakers."There's nobody hanging onto a racetrack out...

WASHINGTON -- A Supreme Court that for the first time in history is not predominantly Protestant is poised to tackle two key religious disputes.The court lost its Protestant majority last year, when Clarence Thomas left a charismatic Episcopal church...

Though the Fallin Commission's workers compensation reform has stirred up much debate, there's one change that both employers and workers seem to agree upon: voluntary mediation.Ross Williams, president of the Oklahoma State AFL-CIO says he endorses...

A list of Warranty Deeds filed with the Oklahoma County Clerk's office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each warranty deed includes book and page numbers, the owner of the property granting the property to a new owner,...